- present participle of scatter.
scattering
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Sunlight passing through the Earth's atmosphere is scattered, with shorter blue wavelengths scattering more easily, while more of the longer wavelength red light reach the Moon.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
A police pursuit early Wednesday through Los Angeles ended in dramatic fashion when the fleeing vehicle smashed into a row of parked cars, injuring the driver and scattering glass and debris across the road.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
I’ve topped bowls with butter-soaked, cardamom-dusted sourdough croutons, a simple scattering of pistachios, granola and even dried coconut flakes, and each has worked beautifully.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
At a media tour earlier this week, the massive Convention Center-scaled space was largely empty, save for dormant cranes, a scattering of workers and the occasional hum of drilling.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
When the squadron of fighter planes saw the chaos they’d caused by scattering the Po-2 regiment, they didn’t have any choice but to fly on to the airfield alone.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
Image: DroneSeed Trees can normally regenerate due to the scatterings of pine cones by the wind or with the help of animals.
From The Verge ● Apr. 18, 2022
The mauled scatterings of boxes and packages along the train tracks look like the crime scene from a Christmas Eve Santa sleigh-jacking.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2022
On one level, Arisen My Senses sounds like chaos: crashing rhythms and overlapping voices that render the lyrics largely incomprehensible, alongside unpredictable scatterings of harp and explosions of electronics.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 24, 2019
Spread a thick layer of the eggplant over the pear layer, then finish the tartines with scatterings of scallions, radishes, greens and pomegranate seeds, if you’re using them.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 20, 2017
The garden sprinklers whirled up in golden founts, filling the soft morning air with scatterings of brightness.
From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury
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Physics - Introductory
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